FLASHBACK: Simone Biles Finally Got a Kiss From Zac Efron, But Did Ellen DeGeneres Help?
Olympian Simone Biles might be the greatest gymnast of all time. One thing she definitely is, though, is a regular teenaged girl, for the most part. Take, for instance, her long-standing crush on heartthrob and actor Zac Efron.
Look at all these old, pre-super fame tweets from Biles’ Twitter account:
zac efron is just?❤️?
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) November 25, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @ZacEfron
❤️✨???☺️
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) October 18, 2015
“@k_karraker: @Simone_Biles what’s your favorite @ZacEfron movie????” ???AALLLL!
lucky one or 17 again☺️??— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) July 27, 2014
…Can I meet Zac Efron now?…
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) October 14, 2014
if zac efron is 27 , im 27
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) January 11, 2015
if you know me you know that : cuddling, baths, candles, pizza, babies & zac efron are my favorite things ever.
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) June 11, 2015
zac efron gives me breathing problems
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) February 23, 2015
im in LA , so is Zac Efron
MUST FIND ZAC ?
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) February 23, 2015
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) October 4, 2015
@Simone_Biles zac efron in the corner tho ??
— ❥ (@carasmcdonalds_) October 8, 2015
Really, this has been common knowledge for a while:
Simone Biles received a life-size cut out of Zac Efron from her parents for Christmas. https://t.co/cNH1qDh3eA pic.twitter.com/aFCretfHLv
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) May 13, 2016
Happy Birthday @Simone_Biles! May all your wishes come true! Hope Zac Efron notices u! ?? Enjoy your day! Love ya! ? pic.twitter.com/qngYoUF1Po
— the_raisman_factor (@RaismanFactor) March 14, 2016
Now, look at what happened this week:
Surprise!! #Rio2016 #Gold #FinalFive pic.twitter.com/yUswjZeHsa
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) August 16, 2016
??? pic.twitter.com/L9Zmjij1Dl
— Jamie (@jordynsleftbrow) August 16, 2016
proof : had to do a retake bc I thought we were taking a picture then he kissed me instead ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rld33V14qe
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 16, 2016
There were plenty of fluffy pieces written about the back-and-forth Twitter flirtation between Biles and Efron over the past few days and that likely played a part in the two finally meeting, but how did it all begin?
Well, Ellen DeGeneres had Biles on her show in the spring of this year and gave her a leotard with Efron all over it to help the young gymnast get the attention of her idol!
When he saw that, he tweeted at her for the first time…
Thanks for the heads up @TheEllenShow! ? Good luck at the Olympic trials @Simone_Biles! #Rio2016 https://t.co/DMVwizWKPI
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) July 8, 2016
…and the rest is history.
At least DeGeneres did one good thing this Olympic season…
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